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New murder capital in the U.S. (Read 113 times)

So, do you click on an article with this headline to find out if your city is the new capital? I did.

Hallelujah, it wasn't Detroit. It was Chicago, recording more homicides than any city in the U.S., overtaking New York City.

Then in the third paragraph:

"But residents of Chicago and New York were much less likely to be victims of a homicide than residents of Flint, Mich. Sixty-three murders occurred in 2012 in Flint, a city of 101,632, meaning one in every 1,613 city residents were homicide victims. Detroit, which experienced 386 homicides in 2012, was almost as unsafe; that’s enough murders to account for one in every 1,832 residents."

My first thought when I saw it, however, Chicago or any other city can rank # 1 for ten years straight but Detroit will always be the de facto #1.

The level of respect for life in our country in general is pathetic. It is the sole reason I do not watch the news. They bombard you with story after story of senseless deaths, and the internet is worse.

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Runny_babbit

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posted: 9/20/2013 at 7:46 PM

I wonder if they did a study of where in the city these murders occurred. I'm willing to bet the majority were on the south side. Just last night thirteen people were shot at a basketball court, including a three year old. The police say it may have been gang related. Gee, you think?

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I wonder if they did a study of where in the city these murders occurred. I'm willing to bet the majority were on the south side. Just last night thirteen people were shot at a basketball court, including a three year old. The police say it may have been gang related. Gee, you think?

In a random observation barely related to this thread, U.S. Route 41 running south from Chicago is called "Indianapolis Blvd." U.S. 41 runs to Terrre Haute. It doesn't come near Indianapolis.

Hmm, South Buffalo has lots of streets named for cities and states. Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Chicago, Miami. None of them go to those places. Also, I live in Holland, about 15 miles from Boston, NY. If Canada ever invades, we'll leave the street and town signs up to confuse them.

Jerryb49

posted: 9/26/2013 at 4:58 PM

I deal with it by fast forwarding through the first 15 minutes of the news.